Exam 11: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Which of the following is a common misconception about suicide?

Which of the following statements best describes our knowledge of the level of the person in the development if bipolar disorder?

During his college years, Jacob often experienced episodes of intense fear accompanied by the physical sensations of a heart attack. Jacob might have experienced a ________ disorder while in college.

If you had an experience where you almost fell from a high place, being far off the ground in the future could elicit strong feelings of fear and turn into a phobia. This would explain a mental illness using _________ conditioning.

Disorders characterized by disturbances in emotion are known as ______ disorders.

The primary purpose of the DSM-IV-TR is to _____.

________ refers to the chronic psychological and social stresses of life in an urban environment, especially for the poor.

Identify and discuss two important myths as well as the reality of suicide and important risk factors that predict suicide attempts.

Phobic disorders are a category of disorders whose hallmark is intense or pervasive anxiety or fear, or extreme attempts to avoid the triggers of these feelings.

David has just been diagnosed with MDD. As such, he may have which of the following symptoms?

If Jerry has some sort of psychological disorder about which there are relevant social and/or environmental problems, then his clinician will likely note those problems on Axis ________ of the DSM-based diagnosis.

_______is used to help psychological professionals diagnose psychological disorders.

Steve's psychiatrist notes that Steve is experiencing a disruption of the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, and identity. Therefore, Steve most likely has a(n).________ disorder.

Homosexuality ________.

According to psychologist Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, differences in depressive symptoms between men and women in developed countries are due to ________.

A patient in a psychiatric hospital exhibits disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and hallucinations. This person is probably suffering from___________.

Seetra is seeing a therapist for the first time. Her psychologist notes that her severe facial acne may contribute significantly to her depressive symptoms, since her high school classmates tend to be mean about her pimples. On which axis of a DSM diagnosis would Seetra's difficulties with her classmates be noted?

As a serious dancer, Justine watches what she eats. She knows that she is underweight, but fears that if she starts eating more that she will get fat. In addition to a preoccupation with food she has also stopped menstruating. Her behaviors suggest that she might be suffering from ________.

The restricting type is a subtype of bulimia nervosa.

Nick is admitted to a mental institution because he hears voices talking to him that no one else can hear, and he sees demons attacking him, though no one else could see anything near him. Nick's symptoms are known as ______.